Blaine Hardy was supposed to be a short-term starter while injured Tigers pitchers recovered.

A string of solid outings by the veteran left-hander Alex Goligoski Jersey , though, has Detroit management reconsidering that plan.

Nicholas Castellanos homered and Hardy pitched one-run ball into the sixth, leading the Tigers over the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Sunday for their fifth straight win.

Hardy (3-1) allowed one run on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He has given up two runs or less in six of his seven starts â€“ the first starts of his five-year career.

Manager Ron Gardenhire said heâ€™s considering a six-man rotation when Francisco Liriano returns from the disabled list â€“ a week after dismissing that as an option.

â€ťWe got some guys in there who might need extra days that could probably use it,â€ť Gardenhire said. â€ťWe started thinking we could probably do this with some of these guys, give them a breather going into All-Star break.â€ť

Hardy said he wonâ€™t be sweating out a decision.

â€ťIâ€™ve really gone start to start from the get-go,â€ť he said. â€ťEven if they tell me Iâ€™m in the rotation for the rest of the year, Iâ€™m probably going to do the same thing. You never know whatâ€™s going to happen.â€ť

Jose Iglesias added an RBI single as Detroit improved to 8-1 against the White Sox this season Authentic Oscar Lindberg Jersey , including 6-0 at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Castellanos homered twice on Saturday and connected again in his first at-bat Sunday. Before Saturday, he was mired in a 1-for-21 slump over the previous five games.

Matt Davidson hit his 12th homer and Kevan Smith had two hits for Chicago, which has dropped four straight.

James Shields (2- allowed three runs on six hits in six-plus innings. Shields walked Jeimer Candelario with one out in the first and Castellanos followed with a homer.

â€ťI got behind in the count to Castellanos,â€ť Shields said. â€ťI thought he just popped it up, but it ended up going over the fence. Theyâ€™re hot right now.â€ť

After Davidsonâ€™s solo homer in the second â€“ his first since May 13 â€“ Iglesias drove in Niko Goodrum in the fourth to make it 3-1.

THE HEAT IS ON

The temperature at the start was 92 degrees and it rose a couple of degrees from there.

â€ťThe only place Iâ€™ve probably seen hotter weather is Texas,â€ť Hardy said. â€ťItâ€™s one of those things where you go out there and try to go as long as you can.â€ť

CLOSING TIME

With closer Shane Greene unavailable after pitching four straight days, Joe Jimenez struck out the side in the ninth for his second save.

â€ťHeâ€™s been throwing really well as a setup guy whenever we put him in Authentic Daniel Sedin Jersey ,â€ť Gardenhire said. â€ťYou can see the velocity. Heâ€™s a power guy and heâ€™s confident now. Heâ€™s gotten over that I-donâ€™t-want-to-make-a-mistake thing and he just attacks.â€ť

White Sox: RHP Miguel Gonzalez (rotator cuff inflammation) reported no problems following a 25-pitch session on Saturday. The plan is for him to throw another session â€“ 25 pitches or more â€“ during the three-game series at Cleveland.

White Sox: RHP Dylan Covey (3-1, 2.29 ERA) takes the mound in the opener of a three-game series at Cleveland on Monday night. Covey is 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA in his last three starts. RHP Trevor Bauer (5-5, 2.69) goes for the Indians.

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The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed on a one-year contract with wide receiver Mike Wallace.

The 31-year-old Wallace spent the past two seasons in Baltimore and had 52 catches for 748 yards and four touchdowns last year. The deal announced Thursday is reportedly worth up to $4 million.